E 9 – CHUYÊN ĐỀ BÀI TẬP PHẦN SỬA LỖI ( CORRECT MISTAKES )
A./ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them
1/ (A) Her brother is (B) interested in (C) to join the (D) English Club.
2/ We know that (A) there is (B) no point in (C) help the pupils (D) at the present.
3/ A (A) preferred (B) profession (C) among children is (D) the building sandcastles.
4/ You couldn’t (A) prevent that lovely dog from (B) following you (C) wherever you (D) to go.
5/ What would be (A) the most effect (B) way of (C) marketing our (D) goods?
6/ (A) Would you be (B) enough kind (C) to open the doors (D) please?
7/ "I think we (A) should depart at ten." "(B) Where?" "I (C) said I think we (D) should go at ten."
8/ You (A) arrive at a point in any project (B) when you just (C) desire to get the thing (D) completed.
9/ Mr. Nguyen (A) was just getting (B) into the bath (C) what the cell phone (D) rang.
10/ (A) The police asked me to make clear (B) which I hadn`t reported (C) the disaster (D) earlier
KEYS
1/ (C) to join → joining ; 2/ (C) help → helping
3/ (D) the building → building ; 4/ (D) to go → went
5/ (A) the most effect → the most effective
6/ (B) enough kind → kind enough ; 7/ (B) Where → What
8/ (B) when → where ; 9/ (C) what → when
10/ (B) which → why

B./
1/ The waiters asked (A) if we were all (B) one another (C) so we explained (D) that we were two separate parties.
2/ The old man walked (A) home (B) by himself, (C) in spite of he knew (D) that it was dangerous.
3/ She (A) left her job soon (B) to devote (C) more time (D) into her family.
4/ (A) Not only (B) she turned up (C) late, she (D) also forgot her books and pens.
5/ He says that his father (A) works for a company (B) that (C) does garden (D) furniture.
6/ They didn`t (A) seem (B) very interested (C) in (D) that I was saying.
7/ (A) Historical speaking, (B) the island is (C) of great (D) interest, isn’t it?
8/ Is the competition (A) open to children (B) among ten (C) and fifteen (D) years of age?
9/ He`d just met (A) his girlfriend’s parents (B) for first time (C) so he was on his best (D) behavior.
10/ (A) Final, I`d like (B) to thank everyone (C) for coming to visit my (D) sick mother this evening.
KEYS
1/ (B) one another → together ; 2/ (C) in spite of → although
3/ (D) into → to ; 4/ (B) she turned → did she turn
5/ (C) does → makes ; 6/ (D) that → what
7/ (A) Historical → Historically ; 8/ (B) among → between
9/ (B) for first time → for the first time ; 10/ (A) Final → Finally

C./
1/ His mother (A) used to make (B) much him (C) when he went home (D) for holidays.
2/ It`s (A) terribly smoky (B) in here - I`m just (C) going on for a breath of (D) fresh air.
3/ Many pupils have (A) extra classes (B) in the evenings (C) with (D) at weekends.
4/ We`ve been having (A) a little (B) problems (C) with the (D) new computer.
5/ Remember (A) going through the pockets (B) before you (C) put those jeans (D) in the washing machine